South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2022
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 513,440.00, a 0.23% decline from 2017.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 514,600.00, a 2.6% increase from 2016.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2016 was 501,550.00, a 0.09% increase from 2015.
- South Africa greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2015 was 501,090.00, a 4.56% decline from 2014.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
China |
12,355,240.00 |
Russia |
2,543,400.00 |
Brazil |
1,032,640.00 |
Iran |
828,280.00 |
Mexico |
679,880.00 |
South Africa |
513,440.00 |
Turkey |
502,520.00 |
Thailand |
416,950.00 |
Malaysia |
306,670.00 |
Kazakhstan |
274,220.00 |
Venezuela |
233,920.00 |
Algeria |
218,910.00 |
Iraq |
215,690.00 |
Colombia |
184,100.00 |
Turkmenistan |
125,080.00 |
Romania |
109,010.00 |
Libya |
103,040.00 |
Peru |
96,280.00 |
Belarus |
88,140.00 |
Azerbaijan |
80,260.00 |
Ecuador |
65,680.00 |
Serbia |
62,600.00 |
Bulgaria |
53,330.00 |
Paraguay |
49,170.00 |
Cuba |
41,860.00 |
Dominican Republic |
39,060.00 |
Jordan |
35,810.00 |
Guatemala |
35,400.00 |
Lebanon |
34,350.00 |
Bosnia |
27,190.00 |
Equatorial Guinea |
19,270.00 |
Botswana |
16,120.00 |
Costa Rica |
15,810.00 |
Namibia |
11,930.00 |
North Macedonia |
10,510.00 |
Albania |
10,080.00 |
Jamaica |
10,020.00 |
Armenia |
9,360.00 |
Gabon |
7,460.00 |
Mauritius |
6,740.00 |
Guyana |
5,040.00 |
Montenegro |
3,800.00 |
Suriname |
3,780.00 |
Fiji |
2,820.00 |
Maldives |
2,380.00 |
Grenada |
2,360.00 |
Belize |
1,560.00 |
St. Lucia |
740.00 |
Samoa |
690.00 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
370.00 |
Tonga |
350.00 |
Dominica |
240.00 |
Marshall Islands |
240.00 |
Nauru |
80.00 |
Tuvalu |
30.00 |
South Africa Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
2018 |
513,440.00 |
-0.23% |
2017 |
514,600.00 |
2.60% |
2016 |
501,550.00 |
0.09% |
2015 |
501,090.00 |
-4.56% |
2014 |
525,050.00 |
2.34% |
2013 |
513,020.00 |
1.97% |
2012 |
503,110.00 |
3.89% |
2011 |
484,250.00 |
-3.10% |
2010 |
499,720.00 |
4.77% |
2009 |
476,950.00 |
-4.12% |
2008 |
497,470.00 |
6.85% |
2007 |
465,580.00 |
4.50% |
2006 |
445,530.00 |
0.59% |
2005 |
442,920.00 |
0.02% |
2004 |
442,840.00 |
6.66% |
2003 |
415,180.00 |
5.43% |
2002 |
393,810.00 |
4.12% |
2001 |
378,210.00 |
9.90% |
2000 |
344,130.00 |
1.29% |
1999 |
339,740.00 |
-5.61% |
1998 |
359,930.00 |
1.81% |
1997 |
353,520.00 |
3.97% |
1996 |
340,020.00 |
2.86% |
1995 |
330,560.00 |
3.29% |
1994 |
320,040.00 |
1.89% |
1993 |
314,090.00 |
2.76% |
1992 |
305,650.00 |
-0.98% |
1991 |
308,690.00 |
-1.30% |
1990 |
312,740.00 |
4.30% |
1983 |
299,856.87 |
-3.07% |
1982 |
309,369.22 |
-0.79% |
1981 |
311,848.01 |
1.29% |
1980 |
307,875.57 |
3.04% |
1979 |
298,781.01 |
4.17% |
1978 |
286,819.56 |
-7.41% |
1977 |
309,765.41 |
0.41% |
1976 |
308,489.58 |
4.91% |
1975 |
294,054.85 |
6.67% |
1974 |
275,680.14 |
2.38% |
1973 |
269,278.45 |
7.30% |
1972 |
250,958.92 |
0.22% |
1971 |
250,418.76 |
-1.32% |
1970 |
253,769.71 |
-1.32% |